Sanchez is the latest in the long line of star players tripped up by the tax authorities in Spain.

Former Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano were handed 21-month and one-year suspended sentences respectively, along with £223,000 and £610,000 fines.

Last month Cristiano Ronaldo settled his tax evasion case with a whopping £16.5million fine, admitting four charges of fraud and also avoiding jail, while Luka Modric has also had to pay £880,000.

Those arrested, cautioned for or convicted of an offence anywhere in the world are required to report it when applying for a US visa, with the US Embassy in London advising against travel to individuals who have ever been arrested.